Stanley Humphries, School District No. 9's ma- jor secongary. school, has served, the youth of this community-for the*past 80 years (1951-81).-~ The schtoltoday "offers a such areas as Academic Arts and Science, Business Education, Home Econom- ics, Industrial Education and Fine Arts. In order to offer these programs some 115 different courses are available for selection by students and parents. Each year prior to stu- dent timetabling parents and students receive a copy of the Stanley Hum- phries Secondary School Handbook which: gives a full outline of the programs and a brief summary of each course, its content and any pre-requisites or special features. Parents and students are encouraged to read this Handbook carefully -and contact the Stanley Hum- phries Secondary School Counselling Department for further information and/or clarification. As well as the range of regular programs the school also provides a com- prehensive Special Edu- cation Program to assist students who have specific needs. Included in Stanley Humphries Secondary School Special Education Programs are the follow- ing: Pre-Employment, Pre- Employment Work Experi- ence, Learning Assistance in Reading Remediation and Learning Disabilities, Student Integration from Silver Birch, Open Road Alternate Education, Tea- cher Aide for Visually Im- paired and English as a second Language Pro- gram. These programs are in keeping with our school philosophy and guidelines established by the Minis- try of Education. It is this school’s aim to integrate students in Special Pro- grams into.as much of the academic, social, athletic and cultural programs of the school as possible. At the present time Stanley Humphries Secon- dary Schvol has a school population of 869 students distributed as follows: Grade 12 212 Grade 11 285 Grade 10 210 Grade 9 Open Road eye School To provide the entire educational program the school has the following staff: 48 — teachers 8 — full time secretaries and a part time bookkeep- er 1— Laboratory Assistant stb; 1 —_ engineer-mainten- ance man. To complement the Aca- demic, Special Education Programs Stanley Hum- phries Secondary School also offers a. diversified athletic, recreational, so- cial and cultural program. Varied clubs meet interests The SHSS staff offers a varied clubs ‘program to meet the interests of many students. These clubs oper- ate for. all or part of the year before school in the mornings, during noon hours, or after school. Some of those offered include: 1. Audio-Visual Club who provide television cov- erage for Channel 10 on various school events. 2. Cafeteria Club, a group of students who un- dertake to prepare and serve a daily menu for those students who choose to purchase a lunch. 8. Chess Club, a group of chess enthusiasts who compete internally and ex- ternally in tournaments. 4. Computer Club, a group of students keenly terested in computer cate 5. Debating and United Nations Club, a group of Extensive extra-curricular program Stanley Humpries Sec- ondary School offers an extensive extra-curricular athletic and activity pro- gram. othe program ae well re such as besketball, "a ald hockey, soccer, volleyball, and track and field, as well as relative newcomers such as tennis, rugby, golf, and cross-country skiing. In addition, the Stanley Humphries Outdoors Club (SHOC) offers a wide raage of outdoor pursuits Career education: One of the major units of the PE/Guidance program in Grade 10 at SHSS is Career Education. Our program is divided into two major areas — Job Search and Job Explor- * ation. Job Search covers appli- cation forms, interviews, resumes and some labor information; in the second’ group, Job Exploration, we look at the different ca- reers available in Canada, where training programs are located, how to obtain more information on these programs, and how to use the Career Information Re- source Centre at SHSS. In Job Search, students have an opportunity to as- sess themselves and their suitability for work by making a personal inven- tory of the things they have done or can do. including hiking, backpack- ing, cycle touring, cance- ing, and recreational cross- country skiing. The purpose of the ex- tra-curricular program is to “educate through athle- tics,” to give interested students an opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge to the best of their ability. Through instruction from Stanley Humphries knowledgeable coaches and competition against high calibre opponents, the They complete an appli- cation form with special emphasis given to provid- ing complete and accurate information in a neat, pre- cise, acceptable manner. Interviews for. employ- ment are discussed at some length. Students actually have very little concept of how to conduct themselves during an interview or even what to expect will happen during an inter- view. Some interviews _ are demonstrated by video- tape showing both good and bad interviews. At this time during the course, resource people from the community are athletes profit from chal- lJenging and unique experi- ences. The Outdoors Club stives to teach students to appreciate and respect what our natural surround- ings have to-offer. In addi- tion, the club activities de- velop basic outdoor skills and provide an opportunity to be active in a non- competitive setting. The Athletic Council provides an organizational structure in which the ath- letes, coaches, and spon- plication forms should be done very carefully with no spelling errors, no blank spaces, and with as much information given as pos- sible. Also, that job applicants should make a sincere ef- fort to present themselve at their very best during the interview. The use of a resume is explained and then stu- asked to talk with the gui- . dance classes about inter- viewing and the employ- ment procedures at their respective companies. It is stressed that ap- Typing... sors work together to co- ordinate, finance, and facil- itate the various aspects of the athletic and SHOC programs. - The student component of the Athletic Council is made up of an elected president, two appointed vice-presidents, and rep- resentatives from team. Andrea Belezyk is this year's president, as- sisted by Celina Sookochoff and Beth Krug. Tke athletes help with fund raising events such as dents are asked to write a resume about themselves and submit that resume just as.though they were applying: for a job. The final section in Job Search is a brief look at the minimum . wage laws, methods used in calculat- ing overtime according to union contracts, the major points to be observed in the Sports Draw, ticket blitz and with organizing tournaments. They also aid in staging school wide special events such as the Milk Run and an indoor track meet. Stanley Humphries is proud of its extra cur- ricular athletics and Out- doors Club program. Many teams have achieved rec- ognition in terms of prov- incial placings, but more importantly, every student benefits and - grows through participation. Workers’ Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, and the Human Rights em- ployment program. Job. Exploration is con- cerned with why. ‘people work, .what a person should know about himself, , /berself in relation ‘to interests and abilities, and what different. types of jobs exist. Students learn about the status of the labor market _ locally and elsewhere in B ( Bie. -a a lifetime personal and business skill: and what the various portunities are and where they are located in Canada. Other considerations in looking for jobs are shift work, whether the job al- lows a lot of free time or whether the job and lei- sure/recreational activities go together. If the job must be in the city and the worker wants students who debate world issues. 6. Gourmet Club, a group of students who meet regularly to prepare a luncheon dish to add var- iety to their bagged lun- ches. 7. History Club who meet regularly with var- ious speakers on historical. issues. 8. Junior and Senior Band, a group of up-and- coming young musicians. 9. Omega Theatre Com- pany, a group of drama enthusiasts who regularly stage productions for the public. 10. Rocky's Den Club, a group of students who op- ‘erate the school store. 11. Stanley Humphries Outdoors Club, an envir- onmental awareness group that strives to develop an appreciation of the rec- reation potentials of the great ontdoors. 12. Yearbook Club who organize, publish, and sell the SHSS Annual. © important to live in the country — a decision has to be made. At this time, decision-making skills and problem-solving techniques are introduced. A considerable amount of time is spent by the Ca- reer Education instructors in discussing apprentice- ships — what they’ are, where they are located, and how they are obtained. The Career Education Resource Centre at SHSS has a lot of material on ap- prenticeship, and -appren- ticeship counsellors with the ministry of labor in Nelson are frequent visi- tors. For the final assignment in ‘Job Exploration, stu- dents are asked to rese- arch a career of their choice by using informa- tion to be found in the Career Education Resource Centre at SHSS. Tarrys Tarrys Elementary. houses Kindergarten, Grade 28, Grade $4, Grade 4-5, and Grade 6 classes. One hundred and ten students make up these classes, The students take part in a ‘variety of learning experiences» that range through the basic core cur- riculum to French. and Russian, to gymnastics and musie, and Shoreacres - As most students stay for lunch at Tarrys, our lunch hour is an important, part of the school day. Un- der the supervision of the entire staff, pupils take Ootischenia is a small school with big features. Ootischenia Elementary School consists of: three classrooms, a gym, and a library. The newly erected fence encloses the ‘school, the immediate grounds, the softball field, the soc- cer field, and the area where a start was made on an adventure playground. for safety and convenience of bus leading and unload- ing of pupils. At the present time there are three full time teachers and four are teaching part e. Members of the school staff are: Dawn ‘Pantages teaching grades: one and two, Derek Lepsoe' teach- ing grades three.and four, Fred Fillipoff teaching grades five and six and is - also the principal. Part time teachers are Nick lief, and Myrna Faulkner librarian. Support staff are: Mary Dooley — library clerk, Marie Nacarato — secre- tary, Nina Perepolkin. — janitor, and Romi Stang — Public Health Nurse. We be adding an aide to our staff. After the school did a survey of the parents to find out what needs and improvements were re- quired, some parents felt that the children were spending too much.time at the school and that more supervision was required. To facilitate this need and to cut down on the long hours of supervision by the staff, the starting. and clos- ing times of the - school were. advanced.’ This year,‘ Ootischenia School: hosted: the Cross Country Run on our, exten- sive grounds. Other events the school will be © participating «in during the year are: soc- cer, field hockey, volley- ball, basketball, softball, and the track meet. We are also planning to participate in~ the | (new) - Premier Sports Program :and the Canada Fitness Program. In January and Febru- ary we. will be travelling twice to Red Mountain for ski lessons and skiing. In the spring, grade three and four pupils will receive 10 lessons. ‘The se- nior class will take a one day - Outdoor... Education Hike to study. nature and_ cook a. meal. Key is involvement at Robson Elementary The Robson Elementary, School presently enrolls 199 pupils from. Kinder- garten to grade six. The two grade one classes are housed in the old school and the rest of the classes Just receniiy: preparation for the construction of a Learning Assistance room has begun. We hope it will be utilized before too long. Aside from the strong emphasis on the core cur- riculum, the children. par- ticipate in activities such as sports and music. Pass Creek once had a single ‘room Prior to 1966, there were two schools in the area, one called Pass Creek ‘and-the other named Gibson Creek. in 1966 the schools joined, and the Gibson’ Creek School and site were: sold. In 1978 the present mod- ern building was construc- ted, and pupils starting. attending in January of 1974. The Activity Room and kindergarten classroom were added April of 1977, thus providing all essential facilities. Pass Creek School grew. from a one-room school in 1955 with eight grades, 83 students and one teacher instructing in all subjects to the present school, with a staff of three full-time of time. music teacher. Present parolee is 61 students. ment education. while the older children will be given. the opportunity to parti- cipate in inter-school acti- vities such 28 soccer, cross- country, running, field hoc- key and volleyball. e Early morning gymnas- ties have started for all those’ interested and: the gram at the grade six level. This includes trumpets, ~ trombones, flutes, clarin- ets, drums and recorders, We encourage visits ‘by the RCMP to talk on their. role in the community and also to talk about bicycle and road safety.” ‘We also encourage y visits by members: of: our, com- - ‘munity who. have’ ‘special © z talents that could be tied in with any part of the school Syringa Creek Park. It was a wonderful opportunity for the teachers. to meet- parents and other mem- bers of the family and for the children to socialize in @ look i a relaxed environment. Ooilichenle School will fell you. Ne part in house athletic games, i We. have four athletic houses divided into Junior and Senior divisions. De- signed to encourage parti- cipation’ in a variety of sports, the games are pop- ular and provide a learning atmosphere during. the Juneh hour. Shoreacres-Elementary, under the care of’ Miss: Dyek and Mrs. Kazakoff, provides ‘a’ sound starting ~ point for: our young learn- ers.) ‘This school ‘enrolls Grade 1 and Grade 2 in'our © communities. ‘The | quiet rural setting of Shoreacres-- Elementary creates a plea- 45 students share the fa- cilities and the expertise of. ‘a philosophy’ of education that emphasizes respect for others and the ability to act in a responsible man- ner. Myrna Faull e “tary School ey School pisises all'students, a: ne isa area naPPY, 7 toces of the 1980-8 | grade 3-4 class of -